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Form of work Mt Weld Mining Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths, which is an integrated producer from mine to the customer of refined Rare Earth products for global markets.
Lynas operates a Mine and Concentration Plant at Mt Weld Western Australia, and a Refinery in Pahang, Malaysia (the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant, LAMP) which produces high purity Rare Earth products. In December 2019, Lynas announced Kalgoorlie, Western Australia has been selected as the location for the new cracking and leaching plant that will upgrade the Lynas Mt Weld rare earth concentrate that is currently exported to the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant in Malaysia.
The Mt Weld Mine and Concentrating Plant is located approximately 35kms south of Laverton in the North-Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The Mt Weld concentrator has the capacity to process over 300,000 tonnes of high-grade ore per year from an open pit operation, with a mine life of more than 20 years.
Lynas makes Rare Earth oxides for the oil & gas, automotive and environmental technologies markets. Lynas is the largest supplier worldwide to the praseodymium-neodymium-free market and the only Rare Earth supplier of scale outside China.
The Role:
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Senior Mining Engineer to join Lynas Rare Earths. The role is responsible for providing mining engineering technical support for the mining operation and daily supervision of the mining, crushing and haulage contractors to ensure that the mine functions effectively on a daily basis.
Skills and experience required for this role:
Relevant Tertiary Qualifications in Mining
Western Australian C-Class Drivers Licence
WA Quarry Managers Certificate or the ability to get one,
5 to 10 years' experience within similar mining engineering roles in open-pit mining operations
Familiar with best practices, safety, and environment management processes
Proactively support the mine planning and scheduling processes and identify constraints and opportunities to meet operational objectives
Ensure the timely and accurate daily reporting of mining performance physicals to management and the wider operations team
Solid experience with planning and mine software packages, including Surpac, Minesched, MPX, Pronto and MS Office tools
Project management experience primarily in technology projects and introduction of new mining methods, such as surface miners
Ability to work to tight deadlines on multiple tasks.
Optimising mining efficiencies through use of technical skills and process optimisation projects
Key Responsibilities:
Ensure compliance with contractual and legal agreements with the Mining Contractor
Ensure compliance with all statuary regulations, including the WHS Mines Regulations 2022.
Communicate daily, weekly and monthly plans to the Mining Contractor to ensure the safe, timely and efficient operation of the plant and that the correct grade of ore is loaded within defined procedures
Provide miscellaneous technical and mining engineering support for the department and site management team.
Adhere to policies and procedures to ensure that site, corporate, and legislative requirements for the open pit operation are met.
Ensure the efficient use of in-house processes for identifying, reporting and managing hazards and incidents and proactively take steps to eliminate risk-taking behaviours or actions
Collect and analyse the daily, weekly, and monthly mining physicals. This includes daily and end-of-month reporting
Proactively identify opportunities to improve site levels of service, quality, cost, safety, health, environment, and community relations
Assist with the identification of the best extraction methods and sequences for production optimisation.
Identify opportunities to reduce costs of operation whilst meeting all quality, HSE and delivery standards
Benefits include:
Stability - Mt Weld Mine has a 20+ year mine life
Annual Bonus Scheme
Salary continuance scheme and life insurance (through Superannuation)
Continual development and ability to expand your career
Salary Sacrifice options
Laverton Sports Club Membership
Are you ready for your next challenge? If yes, we want you to apply, please submit a current resume and a cover letter detailing your skills and experience via the "apply for this job" button.
We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTI+ community, women, mature workers, and candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.
